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Pointe du Hoc
A battlefield where the craters never healedNormandy, France On June 6, 1944, U.S. Army Rangers scaled the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc under fire. Their mission was to take out...
Pointe du Hoc
A battlefield where the craters never healedNormandy, France On June 6, 1944, U.S. Army Rangers scaled the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc under fire. Their mission was to take out...
The D-Day Story
Visiting the D-Day Story Museum in Portsmouth, UK Portsmouth doesn’t always get the attention it deserves. For most travelers heading to France, it’s a port of transition—a place to pass...
The D-Day Story
Visiting the D-Day Story Museum in Portsmouth, UK Portsmouth doesn’t always get the attention it deserves. For most travelers heading to France, it’s a port of transition—a place to pass...
VE-Day: A Blue-Sky Ending
May 8, 1945. Berchtesgaden, Germany. The war in Europe was over. Captain Dick Winters stood beneath a clear sky, reading the official communiqué: “German Army Group G in this sector...
VE-Day: A Blue-Sky Ending
May 8, 1945. Berchtesgaden, Germany. The war in Europe was over. Captain Dick Winters stood beneath a clear sky, reading the official communiqué: “German Army Group G in this sector...
When the Clock Dances: the Heart of Munich
In the center of Munich, the Glockenspiel in Marienplatz offers something rare: a war-touched city where joy still dances on time. The mechanical clock high on the Neues Rathaus (New...
When the Clock Dances: the Heart of Munich
In the center of Munich, the Glockenspiel in Marienplatz offers something rare: a war-touched city where joy still dances on time. The mechanical clock high on the Neues Rathaus (New...
Kaufering: Where Easy Company Saw the Unimaginable
The Side of the War No One Enjoys Seeing I never enjoy visiting concentration camps. They’re sad, heavy places—filled with silence, sorrow, and the weight of everything that happened there....
Kaufering: Where Easy Company Saw the Unimaginable
The Side of the War No One Enjoys Seeing I never enjoy visiting concentration camps. They’re sad, heavy places—filled with silence, sorrow, and the weight of everything that happened there....
The Bridge at Son: A Quiet Reminder of Market G...
A Perfect September Day When I visited Son, just north of Eindhoven, the day couldn’t have been more beautiful. Warm sun. Cool air. A town square alive with food, music,...
The Bridge at Son: A Quiet Reminder of Market G...
A Perfect September Day When I visited Son, just north of Eindhoven, the day couldn’t have been more beautiful. Warm sun. Cool air. A town square alive with food, music,...
